Page 74 of Welcome to Forever
Julie and Val exchanged a glance.
“What?” Kat asked, looking between them. “Why are you guys looking at each other that way? Did I miss something?”
“You’re drooling over the guy. The ring on your finger has suddenly moved to your neck. And now you’re talking about the kid as if he were your own.” Julie pointed a finger. “You’re falling for him.”
This made Kat laugh. “Love? No way. I like him. A lot. And I’m a principal. I happen to enjoy children. It’s my job.”
Val and Julie exchanged another knowing look that made Kat squirm, because they were more right than they were wrong. Her feelings for Micah had definitely deepened over the past few weeks, and even though she hadn’t thought she was ready, her heart didn’t seem to care.
She yawned forcefully, hoping the girls would buy it. She couldn’t talk about this with them. There was nothing to talk about. Not right now, when she was still figuring things out for herself.
Val’s lips puckered. “I want to hear more details about the naked part. How early can I wake you?”
“You’re staying the night?” Kat asked, noticing the extra blankets arranged on the couch now.
“A regular sleepover. And don’t think for a moment about skipping any of the details,” Val said.
Kat started down the hall, her ankle immediately reminding her of what a klutz she was. “Don’t wake me before noon. It’s Sunday.”
When she got to her room, she dropped her dress on the floor and climbed into bed in just her black thong underwear and lace bra, too tired to shuffle through her dresser drawers for a pair of pajamas. She lay there, eyes wide open, thinking about what her best friend and sister had just said.
She was falling for Micah—another Marine.
But he was getting out of the Corps and making Seaside his forever home, which meant that maybe falling for him wasn’t such a bad thing. In fact, maybe falling in love with Micah was one of the most right things she’d done for herself in a very long time.
